Sholem Shtern ( yi, שלום שטערן; c.1907 – August 1990) was a

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Yiddish poet, novelist, and

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, best known for his novels in verse depicting the life of Jewish immigrants in Canada. Shtern was born in 1906 or 1907 in Tishevitz,

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, and immigrated to Canada in 1927. He was a member of a prominent Yiddish literary family in Montreal, and became associated with the

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movement. His collections of poetry include ''Nuntkejt'' (Toronto, 1929) and ''In der Fri'' (Montreal, 1945), and his novels include such works as ''In Canada'' (Montreal, 1960–63), a two-volume novel in Yiddish verse.

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1900s births 1990 deaths Jewish poets Jewish novelists Jewish Canadian writers Writers from Montreal People from Tomaszów Lubelski County Yiddish-language poets Yiddish culture in Quebec Polish emigrants to Canada {{Canada-poet-stub